Philips 29PX8031/05, 29PX8001/05, 29PX8001/01 User Manual

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Contents

Your remote control _____________________________________ 2

Installation

Preparation _______________________________________________ 3

Connect your computer ____________________________________ 4

Switch TV on ______________________________________________ 5

Select your Menu language ___________________________________ 5

Search for and Store TV channels

Automatic installation ___________________________________ 7

Manual installation______________________________________ 8

Reshuffle the programme list ________________________________ 10

Select favourite TV channels_________________________________ 11

Install TV configuration according to the computer or other

peripheral equipment connected _____________________________ 12

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Operation

Select TV channels, computer or other external A/V sources ______ 13

Main Menu _______________________________________________ 14

Adjust the picture

in TV mode ____________________________________________ 14

in computer mode ______________________________________ 14

Adjust the sound __________________________________________ 16

Features _________________________________________________ 18

Other Functions __________________________________________22

Teletext _________________________________________________25

Connect peripheral equipment ___________________________28

Reproduce Picture and Sound from connected peripheral equipment

or from your computer ____________________________________ 32

Record with your video recorder_____________________________ 33

Special features for professional use ______________________34

Tips ____________________________________________________35

Index ___________________________________________________36

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selection of S/VGA modes

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and external sources selection of connected

peripheral equipment TV operation

Your remote control

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B standby on/off

Menu p.13

menu on/off

select your choice

activate your choice

p.13

p.22

p.27

Teletext

p.25

p.23

volume key

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sound temporarily

switched off

vertical squeeze

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bilingual choice

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continuous subtitles

teletext on/off

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direct txt page or

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subject selection

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txt index page

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interrupt txt page

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mix tv/txt picture

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enlarge

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solution to riddles

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time display

brightness

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0ATV channel selection

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J 2info on screen

previous programme

Video recorder

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stop

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rewind

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play

F

wind

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programme timer

record

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freeze the picture

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reduce image noise

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this key has no function

personal preference

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SMART CONTROLS

PICTURE SOUND

SMART

CONTROLS

picture and sound settings

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Preparation

Do not insert the mains plug in the wall socket before all connections are being made.

Place the TV on a solid surface. For ventilation, leave at least 5 cm free all around the TV. To prevent any fault and unsafe situation, please do not place any objects on top of the TV.

Insert the aerial plug tightly into the aerial socket

g at the back of the TV

with an aerial cable of good quality.

4 Check if the loudspeaker switch at the back of the TV is in the l position.

Remote control

Remove the cover of the battery compartment on the back of the remote control. Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type R03G/AAA-1,5V). Click the cover back into place.

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R03G/AAA

The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium. Nevertheless in many countries exhausted batteries may not be disposed of with your household waste. Please inform yourself on how to dispose of exhausted batteries according to local regulations.

4 Press the TV key next to the display. 5 In the display of the remote control the letters TV appear in a black block for

a few seconds.

You can now operate your TV with the remote control.

Connect your computer

SVGA

OUT

232

A/V 1

AUDIO

S-VHS VIDEO

VIDEO

15-pin D sub

(2-row)

15-pin mini D sub

(3-row)

4 Connect one end of the supplied S/VGA cable to the video card of the

computer and the other end to the TV set.

4 Fix the connectors firmly with the screws on the plug.

Connect your Apple Macintosh* computer

Attention: Macintosh computers with separate H and V synchronisation signals

can be used together with the supplied adapter. Macintosh computers with Composite Sync and Sync on Green signals may need a special (not supplied) adapter or cable. Contact your dealer.

S/VGA IN connector at the rear side of the

< Connect the supplied switchable adapter for Apple video connectors to one

end of the supplied S/VGA cable.

< Put the DIP switches on the adapter in the following positions :

1234 off off on on

< Connect the end of the S/VGA cable with the adapter to the video card of the

computer and the other end to the

S/VGA IN connector on the back of the TV.

< Screw the connectors down firmly.

< The supplied audio cables can be connected to the audio outputs of your

Multimedia computer and to the

S/VGA IN connector.

To reproduce computer screen information and/or programmes, see p. 32.

* Apple Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

AUDIO R (right) and L (left) inputs below the

DDC Plug and Play

The S/VGA display supports Plug and Play facilities (DDC 1 or 2 B) as available in Windows 95.

Note: the graphical board of your computer should be fit for Plug and Play.

RS-232 port

This TV has an RS-232C connection for PC control with an RS-232 signal cable. Please contact your local Philips organisation for details.

Daisy chaining

The Active Loop Thru facility makes it possible to make a daisy chain (max. 4 TVs). Connect the TVs before inserting the mains plug in the wall socket.

4 Connect another S/VGA cable to the S/VGA OUT connector of the TV and to

the

S/VGA IN connector of a second S/VGA TV.

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S/VGA

OUT

S/VGA

OUT

S/VGA

In case of a Multimedia computer, also connect the audio cables to the audio inputs

R (right) and L (left) above the S/VGA OUT connector and to the audio

inputs of the second S/VGA TV.

Computer Display modes

• VGA 640x480 31.468kHz 60Hz

• VGA 640x400 31.468kHz 70Hz

• VGA 640x350 31.468kHz 70Hz

• SVGA 800x600 35.156kHz 56Hz

• MAC Z 640x480 35.000kHz 67Hz

When a VGA computer is connected, the selection is made automatically. When a S/VGA or Macintosh computer is connected, make a selection yourself between PC or MAC Z. See Install TV Configuration, Computer, p. 12.

Insert the mains plug in the wall socket with a mains voltage of 220V-240V.

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Switch TV on

4 Press the power switch A on the front of your set. 5 A green or red lamp lights up on the front of your set.

MAIN MENU

PICTURE

SOUND

FEATURES

PROGRAMMES

INSTALLATION

green ...................................................

5 The TV is on.

The screen lights up after a few moments.

5 The green lamp blinks every time you press a key on the remote control.

Switch menus on and off

4 Press MENU on the remote control. 5 The MAIN MENU appears. 4 Use the keys V or W to make a selection of the Main Menu items. 5 Your selection lights up. 4 Press the OK key on the remote control to activate the selected menu. 4 Press MENU again to return to the previous menu. 4 Keep the MENU key pressed to switch off all menus.

Select the menu language

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5 The TV is switched on but the screen stays

dark. Your TV is on standby.

4 Press a digit key or the red standby key B

on the remote control.

5 The TV is on.

The screen lights up.

INSTALLATION

MENU LANGUAGE

COUNTRY

Menu Language

Country Automatic Installation Manual Installation Give Name Reshuffle Favourite Programmes TV Configuration

Decoder/Descrambler

English ••• •••

••• ••• •••

••• •••

••• Other

•••

You can now choose which language the menus are presented in.

4 Press MENU on the remote control. 5 The MAIN MENU appears on the screen.

4 Keep the key W pressed and select INSTALLATION. 4 Press OK. 5 The INSTALLATION menu appears and Menu Language lights up. 4 Press OK. 4 Select the language of your choice with the keys V, W, C or B and press OK. 5 The INSTALLATION menu reappears.

From this point on, all menus are presented in the language of your choice.

Have you pressed the wrong key ? Press OK again and make a new selection.

Select Country

4 Press the keys W or V to select Country. 4 Press OK. 4 Select the country where you are now located with the keys

V, W, C or B and press OK.

Select Other when none of the countries applies.

5 The INSTALLATION menu reappears.

Store TV channels

This can be done in two different ways : automatically or manually.

INSTALLATION

Menu Language

Country

Automatic Installation

Manual Installation Give Name Reshuffle Favourite Programmes TV Configuration Decoder/Descrambler

Automatic installation ....................

All TV channels are searched for and stored automatically. If connected to a cable system or a TV channel which transmit the correct information, the names and channel numbers are also entered automatically. If you wish the order of programme numbers and names of stored TV channels can be modified afterwards. Follow very closely and step by step the instructions of the Automatic Installation.

Automatic installation

4 Select Automatic Installation with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 The menu AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION appears. 4 Press OK again. 4 Press the keys C or B to select On. 5 The message Searching appears as the TV searches for all the channels

available in your area.

Manual installation

With manual installation it is possible to select whether TV channels are searched for by frequency or channel number.

Follow very closely and step by step the instructions of the Manual Installation procedure. You must go through every step.

Go on to page 8.

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AUTOMATIC

INSTALLATION

Searching 0 % ............. 100 %

Automatic Installation

The automatic installation can be interrupted by pressing the

MENU key.

5 Every time a TV channel is found it is automatically placed under the next free

programme number in the programme list.

5 The message Ready appears on the screen when the automatic installation is

complete. The programmes are stored in the programme list. If a cable system or a TV channel transmitting a teletext page with the frequencies and programme names of all the TV channels which can be received, is detected, the search is stopped and a programme list appears. The programme list is automatically filled with all the programme numbers and names of the TV channels transmitted.

It is possible that the cable company or the TV channel displays a broadcast selection menu. Layout and items are defined by the cable company or the TV channel. Make your choice of the presented possibilities with the keys and press OK.

W or V

4 Press MENU. 5 The INSTALLATION menu reappears.

Go on to page 10.

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Selection Mode System Search Programme No. Store

Manual installation

4 Select Manual Installation with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 The MANUAL INSTALLATION menu appears.

In the left upper corner of the screen a programme number, a system, a frequency or possibly a channel number are displayed.

5 Selection Mode is only present and lights up if the country you selected in

the

COUNTRY menu also offers the channel option.

In this case you can choose either channel or frequency mode.

4 Press the keys C or B to select frequency, C-channels (aerial channels) or

S-channels (broadcast by a cable company).

Select the TV system

Television pictures are not broadcast in the same way in all countries. We speak of different television systems (PAL, SECAM, NTSC,...).

4 Select System with the keys V or W.

You have your own aerial ................

4 Select the country or part of the world

from where you want to receive the TV channel with the keys

Go on to 2.

4 Select Search with the keys V or Wand press OK. 5 The TV searches for a channel. 5 The frequency or the channel number increases until a TV channel is found.

5 In the bar, which may appear briefly at the bottom of the screen, the

4 Press J of the remote control to recognise which programme is being

5 The menu MANUAL INSTALLATION disappears temporarily.

B or C.

Search for a TV channel

Dependent on the choice you made in the selection mode the searching stops at a frequency or at a channel number.

broadcaster may transmit its programme name or another message.

broadcast.

You are connected to a cable system

4 Select the country or part of the world

where you are now located.

Is the reception poor ? You may be able to improve the reception of picture and sound of a TV channel by adjusting the frequency with the P - or + key on the remote control. The frequency is adjusted in the block shown in the upper left corner of the screen. Go on to 3 if you want to store the channel that has been found.

Do you want a different channel ?

4 Press OK again to restart the search.

No channel found ?

4 Interrupt the search by pressing the keys V or W or the MENU key.

Check that you have selected the correct TV system or that the aerial is connected properly. See Tips p. 35.

Direct selection of a TV channel

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If you know the frequency, or the C- or S-channel number, it can be entered directly with the digit keys on the remote control and in this way call up the TV channel. Ask for a list from your cable company or dealer, alternatively consult the Table of frequencies on the inside backcover of this handbook.

4 Select Search with the keys V or W. 4 Enter the 3 digits of the desired frequency or the 2 digits in case of

C-or S-channels.

4 For frequencies under 100 MHz, first enter a 0. For example : 063. 5 The frequency is automatically finetuned.

Have you entered a wrong number ? First complete the frequency or the channel number with arbitrary numbers and then start again.

Go on to 3.

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Enter the programme number

Now assign a number of your choice to the TV channel you have located. In this way you decide the order of all your TV channels.

4 Select Programme Number with the keys V or W. 4 Select with the keys C or B or with the digit keys the desired programme

number.

Go on to 4.

Store steps 1 to 3

Now the steps 1 to 3 must be stored in the memory.

4 Select Store with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 Stored appears briefly at the bottom of the screen. 5 The programme number and probably the programme name are stored in the

programme list after the message has disappeared.

If you want to store another TV channel.

4 Repeat & to ‘.

end

If you are connected to a cable system.

4 Begin immediately with é. You have already selected the TV system in &

for all channels.

If you have finished storing TV channels.

4 Press MENU. 5 The INSTALLATION MENU reappears.

Enter or modify a programme name

It is possible to change the name stored in the memory or to assign a name to a TV channel which has not yet been entered. A name with a maximum of 5 letters or numbers can be given to the programme numbers 0 to 99. For example SUPER, BBC1,... Between 99 and 0, you can also name your computer or any peripherals that are connected.

GIVE NAME

S/VGA 0 91 FRONT 1 BBC1 92 A/V 1 2 BBC2

93 A/V 2 3 ....

94 A/V 3 4 ....

95 A/V 4 5 ....

96 .......

97 98 99

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4 Select Give Name with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 The GIVE NAME menu appears.

4 Select the TV channel to be modified or assigned a name with the keys V, W,

B or C and press OK.

5 A block appears on the first position of the name. 4 Select with the keys B or C the position of the letter or number you want

to change or to enter.

4 Select with the keys V or W the letter or number you want to enter or to

correct. A space, numbers or other special characters are located between Z and A.

Did you fill in a wrong letter or number ? Select with the keys Select with the keys

B or C the position of the letter or number you want to modify. V or W the correct letter or number.

When the complete name is filled in.

4 Press OK. 4 Select another TV channel to be modified or assigned a name with the keys

V, W, B or C and press OK.

4 Repeat as described above.

When you have finished entering or modifying programme names.

4 Press MENU. 5 The INSTALLATION menu reappears.

RESHUFFLE

90 ...

0 ... 10 ... 91 1 BBC1 11 ... 92 2 BBC2 12 ... 93 3 ... 13 ...

94 ...... 14 ...

95 ...... 15 ...

96 ...... ......

97 98 99

Reshuffle the programme list

According to your preference you can change the order of the stored TV channels. When you are satisfied with the order of the programme list, go to page 11.

4 Select Reshuffle with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 The menu RESHUFFLE appears.

4 Select the TV channel you want to change the programme number of with the

keys

V, W, C or B and press OK.

4 Use the keys C or B to select another column of the programme list. 5 The programme number and the name of the TV channel appear in a black

block.

4 Use the keys V, W, B or C to move to the number where you want to locate

the TV channel.

4 Press OK. 5 The TV channel moves to the selected programme number.

The TV channel which was located on that position automatically moves to the programme number of the TV channel you have modified.

4 Repeat this for all the other TV channels you want to swap.

When all the TV channels are allocated as you like.

4 Press MENU. 5 The INSTALLATION menu appears again.

FAVOURITE

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PROGRAMMES

S/VGA 0 .... 10 ....

FRONT 1 .... 11 ....

A/V 1 2 .... 12 ....

A/V 2 3 .... 13 ....

A/V 3 4 .... 14 ....

A/V 4 5 .... 15 ....

....... .......

Programme Number Favourite

Select Favourite TV channels

During the installation all the stored TV channels have automatically been placed into the favourite list. This will make selection of only your favourite TV channels a lot easier and faster. In the Favourite Programmes menu you can indicate for each TV channel if you want to keep that TV channel as a favourite. You can also do this for a programme number reserved for the programmes you receive from your decoder.

After leaving the installation you can quickly run through the TV channels by pressing the P - or +. Only those TV channels which are in the favourite list will be displayed. The non-favourite TV channels can still be selected with the digit keys.

4 Select Favourite Programmes with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 The FAVOURITE PROGRAMMES menu appears. 5 Programme Number lights up. 4 Select the programme number of a TV channel with the digit keys. 4 Select Favourite with the keys V or W. 4 Press the keys B or C to select Yes or No.

In this way you decide whether you want to keep the selected TV channel as a favourite TV channel or not. Repeat this for every TV channel you like to change into a favourite or a nonfavourite TV channel.

4 Press MENU again if you have finished selecting TV channels in the favourite list. 5 The INSTALLATION menu reappears.

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DECODER/ DESCRAMBLER

Define Decoder/Descrambler progr. numbers

If you have connected a decoder or a descrambler, see p. 31, you can define one or more programme numbers as decoder programme numbers.

Programme

Decoder Status

4 Select Decoder/Descrambler with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 The DECODER/DESCRAMBLER menu appears.

4 Select Programme with the keys V or W. 5 Programme lights up. 4 Select the programme number under which you have stored the programme

coming from your decoder with the digit keys.

4 Select Decoder Status with the keys V or W. 5 Decoder Status (only in TV-mode) lights up. 4 Press the keys C or B to select Off, A/V 3 or A/V 4, the euroconnector where

you connected your decoder. Select Off if you do not want the selected programme number being activated as a decoder programme number.

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